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J. B. GILLILAND.

ASH REMOVER FOR GAS PRODUCERS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. II. Isls.

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I. B. GILLILAND.

ASH REMOVER FOR GAS PRODUCERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. Il. |9191 I Patented Oct. 2l, 1919.

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JOHN B. GILLILAND, 0]? BELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA.

ASH-REMOVER FOR GAS-PRODUCERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 21, 1919.

Application filed March 11, 1919. Serial No. 281,984.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN B. GILLILAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellevue, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ash Removers for Gas-Producers, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part 0f this specication, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through one form of gas producer and one form of ash pit, to which I have applied one particular form of my improved remover. Y

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view; and

Fig. 3 is an end view.

The object of my invention is to provide a mechanically driven ash remover which may be continuosly or intermittently driven, actuating mechanism for removing the ashes from the ash pit of a gas producer with the least amount of agitation to the water seal at the lower end of the producer.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which will now be described, it being premised, however, `that various changes may be made in the details of construction and general arrangement of the parts without departing from the scope of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings the reference character 2 designates the producer which may be supported in any suitable manner, and supported at the lower end of the producer is a grate 3 which may be of any desired form and supported in any desired manner.

Located below the grate 3 and the lower end of the producer is an ash pit which is so situated as to form the usual water seal in the lower end of the producer and is provided with downwardly and outwardly extending walls 4 which are arranged to deliver the ashes to pockets 5 on eachvside of the center of the structure, and which pockets are below the line of the water seal, and are each provided with downwardly and outwardly inclined off-take openings 6. Pivotally mounted within each of these pockets is an ashyremover, each of which comprises an end member 7 and a connecting ash removing shoe 8. This ash remover 8 is of triangular form, the front end thereof being pointed so as to readily pass under the ashes in the pocket, while the heel end thereof is blunt and arranged to raise the ashes and deliver them to the openings 6 when the device is oscillated.

Pivotally mounted in suitable frame-work at opposite sides of the producer, are shafts 9, and connected to each shaft 9 are two crank arms 10, each of which is connected to one end of a link 11, which links 11 are in turn connected to one end of an ash remover. These shafts 9 are also each provided with a gear wheel 12, each of which meshes with a pinion 13 on a shaft 14. These shafts arejournaled in bearings on the frame-work and are connected to each other by means of a link belt 15 which engages vsuitable sprocket wheels 16, there being one sprocket wheel on each of the shafts 14.

17 is a beveled wheel connected to one of the shafts 14, and which is engaged by a beveled wheel 18 .on a vertical shaft 19. The lower end of this vertical shaft 19 engages with a worm wheel 20 which is actuated by a worm 21 on a shaft 22. This shaft 22 has connected thereto a worm wheel 23 which is in mesh with the worm 24 on a shaft 25 driven by a motor 26. The motor 26 is connected to any suitable source of energy and when the motor'is driven the ash removers will be slowly oscillated in a continuous manner to remove the ashes from the pockets 5 and deliver them to the outlets 6. The gearing is of such a character that a very light motor can be used as the oscillation of the ash removers is very slow so that said ash removers may be continually operated during the operation of the .gas producers, or if desired they may be intermittently operated.

The advantages of my invention result from the provision of a reciprocating or oscillating ash remover mounted for movement in the ash pit ofthe gas producer, and which is arranged to remove the ashes during one movement thereof, and to pass under the ashesin the pit during the reverse movement thereof, and which is also so arranged that it will deliver the ashes to an olf-take chute or outlet from which the ashes may be delivered b v any suitable source by means of gravity.

I claim:

1. A gas producer having a water sealed ash pit, an oscillating ash remover mounted in opposite ends of the pit, and arranged to reinove the ashes therefrom and deliver theni to suitable outlets, a shaft at each end ot the structure, gearing's connecting said shafts, actuating connections between said shafts and the ash reinovers, a dri ving motor and reducino O'earino' between the drivino' C C D D.

motor and said shafts, substantially as described.

A. gas producer having an ash pit coniprising a pocket formed with downwardly and outvv'ardly inclined inner Wall, an outlet frein said pocket, an oscillating remover in said pocket, a. Wedge shaped ineir-.ber can ried by said removerl for delivering the ashes to the outlet 4when the remover is oscillated in one direction and arranged to pass under the ashes when moving in the opposite direction, and means for oscillating` said remover, substantially as described.

3. A gas producer having a Water-,sealed ask pit, said pit comprising pockets having downwardly and outwardly inclined inner Walls, said pockets projecting at each side of the ash pit, an oscillating ash reniover in the outer part of each of said pockets, and mechanical inea-ns for oscillating said ash reinovers to deliver the ashes to suit-able outlets, substantially as described.

4. A producer having` a water-sealed ash pit comprising pockets, said pockets having` downwardly and outwardly inclined inner Walls, an oscillating ash remover mounted for oscilla-tion in each or said pockets, said ash reinovers each havingr a wedge shaped member fornied thereon and arranged to pass under the ashes when nieving in one direction and to raise the ashes to a suitable outlet when inoved in the opposite direction, an actuating shaft for each ash remover, gearings connecting said shaitts, and nieans Jor continuously actuating` said shafts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set niy hand.

JOHN B. GLLLAND.

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